Chapter 14—True Conversion a Requisite
Religion Ensures Family Happiness—Family religion is a won-
derful power. The conduct of the husband toward the wife and of the
wife toward the husband may be such that it will make the home life a
preparation for entrance to the family above
Hearts that are filled with the love of Christ can never get very
far apart. Religion is love, and a Christian home is one where love
reigns and finds expression in words and acts of thoughtful kindness
and gentle courtesy
Religion is needed in the home. Only this can prevent the grievous
wrongs which so often embitter married life. Only where Christ reigns
can there be deep, true, unselfish love. Then soul will be knit with
soul, and the two lives will blend in harmony. Angels of God will
be guests in the home, and their holy vigils will hallow the marriage
chamber. Debasing sensuality will be banished. Upward to God will
the thoughts be directed; to Him will the heart’s devotion ascend
In every family where Christ abides, a tender interest and love will
be manifested for one another; not a spasmodic love expressed only in
fond caresses, but a love that is deep and abiding
Christianity to Be a Controlling Influence—Christianity ought
to have a controlling influence upon the marriage relation, but it is
too often the case that the motives which lead to this union are not
in keeping with Christian principles. Satan is constantly seeking to
strengthen his power over the people of God by inducing them to
enter into alliance with his subjects, and in order to accomplish this he
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endeavors to arouse unsanctified passions in the heart. But the Lord
has in His word plainly instructed His people not to unite themselves
with those who have not His love abiding in them
1
Letter 57, 1902
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2
Testimonies For The Church 5, 355
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3
Testimonies For The Church 5: 362
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4
The Review and Herald, February 2, 1886
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5
Patriarchs and Prophets, 563
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